Just how far will you go for a longer life?

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Scientists believe that they are closer to discovering the secrets of eternal youth. But are we prepared to pay the price? John Naish reports

Eternal youth. We spend millions of pounds every year chasing this
ever-elusive dream. But could the answer lie in eating a new brand of dog
food? If the idea seems too undignified, how about swallowing an extract of
graveyard bacteria, undergoing bone-marrow swaps or giving your brain a
silicon implant? Deranged as they may seem, these ideas are at the forefront
of serious scientific efforts to achieve humankind’s oldest and greatest
ambition — to keep our minds and bodies young.

American researchers are claiming to have produced the world’s first food
supplement clinically proven to hold back the years. It is